2017 ‘Signatures of Loudoun’ Winners Announced

The Loudoun County Design Cabinet, which is supported by the Loudoun County Department of Economic Development, revealed the winners of the 2017 “Signatures of Loudoun” awards in a special presentation to the Board of Supervisors. The 10 winners are:

Black Hops Farm, Lucketts

Brickyard, Ashburn

Robert Klancher, Ashburn

Mountville Church, Middleburg

Ocean Blue, Sterling

Painted Barrels Around Purcellville

The Plaza at Cascades Overlook, Sterling

Raflo Park Sculpture Garden, Leesburg

Stone Springs Hospital Center, Dulles

Zephaniah Farm Vineyard, Leesburg

The Design Cabinet has held the annual “Signatures of Loudoun” program since 2005. The community is invited to submit nominations each winter, and the projects are voted on by the cabinet and a group of participating high school and college students each spring. This is the fourth year that the cabinet has selected a “Vision in Design” winner to recognize “design excellence demonstrated in the envisioning and realization of exemplary planning and architectural design, and its effect on the look of Loudoun County.”

Economic Development’s Executive Director Buddy Rizer noted, “Bob Klancher served on the Planning Commission for 12 years before he passed away in 2016, and I was privileged to work with him on a number of key developments such as Lansdowne and One Loudoun. He truly was a visionary, and more than deserved this posthumous award.”

At the Loudoun County Department of Economic Development, we’re here to help build your business. Dedicated to recruiting new business, growing our existing industries and improving our county’s business climate, we’re ready and waiting to provide a wide range of services for your company, whether you’re a start-up or well-established player.